Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-29
POCATELLO MISCELLANY.

body invited to attend.
Prairie chickens and other game
birds are plentiful this season.
The call for the Pocatello Rod and
Gun Club meeting proved failure in
point of attendance.
The Literary Society for the ensu-
ing winter still hangs fire. We hope
it will be resuscitated later.
Since the cold, chilly days have
come and the keen nip of Jack Frost
at night, banking houses has become
quite a popular exercise.
The carpenter by name of Tollman,
who fell from staging through the
breaking Of a timber, had his leg
broken in several places. He is i'm
proving slowly at present
The concert by the Hill, Agnew,
Baker Combination Company, was a
success financially and otherwise.
AL Wollender made his first coup
ling on Saturday and the result was
that he had the thumb and four fin
gers of the left hand taken of.
A poor woman, name unknown,
bound east, dropped $35. on the floor
Of the passengers room a few days
ago. This was observed by party
and he managed to secure it and
skipped out They are looking for
him.
There also appeared before Judge
/ Fishers tribunal certain John Guy
er for assault and battery, the weather
has been quite chilly of late and John
tried to warm himself up by beating
an old party by name of Hodges
| Curiously enough Hodges objected
and hence this case, ,Guyer plead guilty,
was fined court costs and promptly
fired out of town.
Two men, supposed to be tramps,
attempted to break into Charley Skip
pers house at the new pump house
near the bridge. Mrs. Skipper was
very much frightened, and fortunately
for her, couple Of Indians crossing
the bridge frightened them off Char
ley regrets very much not being al
home TO entertain them.
Trans are pouring in from all parts
and an effort will he made by our cit
izens for their proper reception. Witt
the modesty characteristic of the nobls
order they keep shady as possible, anC
solely to get an idea of the number o
our new population, Judge Fisher vii
have a grand roundup in few days
They will be properly classified il
view Of the coming census. and ful
nished facilities for walking out G
town.
The water has improved greatly tn
, past two weeks and in consequence
our sick list is almost wiped out
This is conclusive evidence that til
wave Of sickness that afflicted us j
owing 10 the contamination of on
: water supply by the herds Of cattle q
the head Of the stream. There is II
healthier spot in the territory than PC
: catello il it has half chance.
d Smith, the watchman and hea
) thumper at the Keeny House, pounde
a switchman by name of Forbes a
II most to death few days ago, for,
/, is said, very trivial reason. The cas-
K was to have been brought before I'll
u court, hut we understand the case ws
compromised by Smith skipping OF
re of town. A good deal of feeling
IN being expressed by the public for tn
and other similar cases of brutalii
ID happening here periodically, and it
a time for some of the ilk to take
tumble
4 party of cow boys went to dan
at the school house last Friday mig
:. and for reasons we are not aequaint'
with, the managers attempted to eie
Is. them. This was resisted by the CO
boys and first-ciass row was orga
sft lied instanter in which pistols NJ
th. knives were drawn and a shot fire
creating terror as may be suppos
!, aa' among the ladies present and possib
too among some of the sterner sc
no Some days later w. Keeny, Con Gal
70. ner and John Rivers were brought
fore Judge Fisher, and after n he
ng ing. he requested loan of $50 frC
mo each of them. The ring leader CHI
Umble. is still at large and he will
sy welcomed like the prodigal son if
isc shows up.
PERSONALS
No M Agent Hunter and Robt Ogels
returned Wednesday from busin'
in trip to Boise,
,th. We regret to hear that Mr. c.
Of Smith is lying dangerously i'll at
home,
us j. b. Adams of Rawlins agent
an the Masonic Mutual Aid Insural
tnr Co. of the Pacific coast is in town,
4" 81 Engineer Crofut leaves here
,nn Wednesday in charge Of engine
nth temporarily loaned to the Kas, i
oks Mrs. Crofut will follow him in
OK, ~, days.
,ch, G. I. Ressequie, J, S. Hickey j.
Rnnnntt. L. Il. Holhrook and 9th